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The village of Munster and its Collegiate Church
Munster, sa collégiale et la limonaderie Geyer frères/Lorina — Munster, its Church and Geyer Frères/Lorina Limonaderie
You will think that this is a pretty common scene in rural France, and you might be right. There is nothing extraordinary about seeing the steeple of a church pointing in the distance [...]

Cooked Sugar Plums
La nature fait bien les choses.
Nature does things well.
In early fall, we could always feel sorry that summer is gone behind, and that sunny times are going to be missed. Yet, I love this time of year. In fact, the abundance and renewal of all sorts of fresh food makes the season transition [...]

Millefeuille de tomate-mozzarella-pesto au basilic — Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil Pesto Millefeuille
The concept of Chez moi (At Home) is always ambiguous, isn’t it?
P. moved to the US from Ireland when he was eleven. To this day, his mum always tells us this story, after they had just moved to the US. One day, she took [...]

Vegetable Garden on Doe Bay Resort, on Orcas Island
When talking about the weather in Seattle, I was told by friends and random people that I should expect nothing but rain. I even heard things like “Why are you going there? Doesn’t it rain all the time?”
Over the course of our recent trip to the [...]

Cherry Tomato Tart
– Le repas est prêt ? J’ai faim !
– Dinner is ready? I am hungry!
It very much looks and sounds like une scène de déja vu, I acknowledge.
If you think that these days, you see many dishes starting with the letter T for Tart or Tomato around here, you might be right. [...]

Macrina Bakery Squash Harvest Loaf
Thursday 2 pm.
I can hear the rain fall outside, making some noise as it hits the body of the car parked in front of our house. It is not cold though, and I have the windows and doors open to let the soft breeze come in. Nothing is more enjoyable [...]

Je veux de la viande tendre !
Give me some Tender Meat!
When it comes to eating savory food, hearty plat uniques are what I prefer the best. I might be saying this about a lot of dishes thinking about it, but I assume this is bound to happen for anyone as attached to la bonne bouffe [...]

Perdue dans mes pensées
Lost in my thoughts
Walking down the street, lost in my thoughts, thinking Qu’est-ce que je vais bien pouvoir faire à dîner ce soir ? (I wonder what I am going to make for dinner tonight.) People talk to me while I walk briskly — as usual I cannot take short steps as [...]

What happened to my caramel? Mais alors ! (so then!)
It was just not cooperating! Trop clair ! Too light!
Last week’s attempt turned out just like this. The flavor of the flan was delicious but Où est donc la couleur ambrée du caramel ?
My new project: working on the caramel.

Bon weekend !

Arborio, Baldo, Carnaroli, Vialone, so many choices! Which one?
I am a Taurus, ascendant Libra, and I am told that as you grow older, your ascendant takes precedence over your main astrological sign. So, despite a fair amount of I-do-things-fast-with-no-patience, I am also known for not being able to make decisions very fast. Indecision, [...]

I learned something interesting. J’en suis renversée ! I am amazed by it! Yes, just like la crème (like the cream). Whenever you make caramel, you only need one thing, or maybe two.
For my second time, I got it right. Finally! La seconde fois était la bonne ! (The second time was the good [...]

Green Quiche
Can I say this out loud? La quiche is from Lorraine, just like me! Despite the fact that I do not really like the traditional quiche lorraine so much, I however love the concept found in a quiche. By now, you know how much I like to cook savory tarts, and not failing the [...]

Just Imagine How Thirsty They Are!
I am off to visit my family next week, but this time as a surprise. I am just lucky — or not, it all depends the point of view — that neither of my parents speaks or reads English, so there is no chance that they know I am coming! [...]